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6 August Teddy Day – Open Day at Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway The Warren, Bredgar Enjoy a trip on a genuine steam train, browse around the engine shed, see a water- pumping beam engine and visit the souvenir shop. Visit the Railway Tea Shop while the Dutch street organ plays outside, or picnic by the railside and enjoy the regular trains puffing by. Adults £10, children (4-15),
£4, family ticket £25 First train 11am — last train
4.30pm.
www.bwlr.co.uk August 13
Ancient Egyptian Day Chiddingstone Castle Edenbridge Spend the day learning more about the mysteries of ancient Egypt. You will be able to handle objects which are 3,000 years old, listen to a professor of Egyptology and meet Irethoreru, the 2,600-year-old mummy. Make a clay mummy and hear
a talk about a day in the life of an ancient Egyptian. Finally, visit “The Fields of
Eternity” — the castle's unique, award-winning ancient Egyptian-themed conceptual grass maze and enjoy all the castle’s regular features.
All activities are included in the usual castle admission fee, except face-painting. 11am - 5pm. Adults £9.50, children under 5 free, children 5 to 13 £4.50, families (two adults and two children or one adult + three children) £25.
www.chiddingstone
castle.org.uk
August 12 & 13 Summer Jousting Tornaments Hever Castle & Gardens, Edenbridge One of several weekends when the Knights of Royal England return to battle it out in the Hever Castle Jousting Tournament. Spectators will be treated to a thrilling show as the brave knights compete for points to find this season’s champion. Each tournament begins with a procession from the castle forecourt, when Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn lead visitors across the grounds to the arena. Bring a blanket or watch the joust in style from the medieval spectator stands, available for a small cost on a first-come first-served basis. Entry to castle and gardens: adult £15.90, child £8.95 —
www.hevercastle.co.uk
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